This week the information security (InfoSec) community was abuzz about an upcoming critical OpenSSL update. Would it fix the next FREAK or Heartbleed? Nope. It was much less severe than expected. Nonetheless, watch today’s video to learn how quickly you should patch.

The Chinese government has always denied that they engage in information warfare. However, a document recently surfaced where they admit to having military, civilian, and mercenary “cyber” red teams. What does this mean to the average IT organization? Watch my video to find out (or check out my article below).

WatchGuard is pleased to announce the release of Fireware 11.9.5 and WSM 11.9.5. These maintenance releases provide many bug fixes, with full details outlined in the Release Notes and the What’s New in 11.9.5 presentation.

Dimension 1.3 Update 2

Application Control information was not correctly logged from proxy policies in version 11.9.4. Along with the new Fireware release, we have also released Dimension 1.3 Update 2, which is also required to correct this issue.

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Software Download Center

Firebox and XTM appliance owners with active LiveSecurity can obtain this update without additional charge by downloading the applicable packages from the new and improved WatchGuard Software Download Center. Please read the Release Notes before you upgrade to understand what’s involved. Known Issues are now listed in the Knowledge Base when logged in at the WatchGuard website. Note that there is also a Beta version of 11.10 available to try out at the software download center.

Contact Information

For Sales or Support questions, you can find phone numbers for your region online. If you contact WatchGuard Technical Support, please have your registered appliance Serial Number or Partner ID available.

Premera Blue Cross has suffered from a network attack that may have resulted in the loss of 11 million customer records. I think you’ll see more attackers target business verticals (like healthcare) this year. Watch the video to learn why, and what you should do about it.

Pinterest’s recent security announcement offers a good excuse to talk about the increase in HTTPS encryption, and why you need security controls that can scan HTTPS traffic without slowing down your network. Watch the video for details.

What do DRAM, Jamie Oliver, Half Life 2, Apple, and Microsoft all have in common? They were all affected by information security issues this week. The amount of information security news coming out each day is off the charts. If you need help keeping up, check out this weekly video summary.

Today’s show covers Apple and Microsoft security updates, a new science fiction-like DRAM hack, some gamer focused ransomware, and much more. Learn about it in the video, or peruse the References section for details if you prefer.

There’s a lot of InfoSec news today, but I’m most fascinated with that fact that Jamie Olivier’s web site has been hijacked yet again. It may provide a perfect example of how not to secure your web site. Check out today’s short video for details, and I threw a few extras in the References below.

The latest Cryptolocker look-alike is going after gamers. If you want to avoid losing your latest game saves, or your homemade, one-of-a-kind, custom maps, be sure to watch today’s video to see what to do.

Today’s Microsoft Patch Day is huge, with 14 bulletins fixing tens of vulnerabilities (many Critical). If you want to protect your encrypted web connections, and plug a five year old, zero day hole, you should update. See the video for details, or check out our blog post from earlier.